Governance Models for Latin American Universities in the 21st Century
Comparative Analysis, Global Perspectives, and Future Propositions
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This book explores new models and future possibilities of university governance in a Latin American context using management and leadership theories. The dramatic changes and uncertainty facing the world recently have forced us to reimagine the future of education. Changes such as digitalization, the increasing number of corporate universities, and the need for cost-effective educational programs and services require universities to keep evolving while ensuring that they maintain their essence as a critical social asset. This book offers a new approach to managing and leading the university, particularly by embracing the role and responsibility of delivering quality educational programs and services, by being innovative and flexible enough to make urgent decisions and act upon them in a timely and appropriate manner. With its contributions to management and the social sciences, this interdisciplinary book will serve as a valuable resource to researchers, administrators, and studentsalike.
Mohammad Ayub Khan is Director of the Management Department and Professor at the Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), Mexico.
Antonio J. Dieck Assad is Consultant and Partner at Grupo Dieass Consulting and Former Rector at the Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), Mexico.
Rosalia G. Castillo-Villar is Postdoctoral researcher at the Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), Mexico.
Trina K. Henderson is Owner of Torres Henderson Education Resources, LLC, and Adjunct Professor of Business at the Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), Mexico.
This book explores new models and future possibilities of university governance in a Latin American context using management and leadership theories. The dramatic changes and uncertainty facing the world recently have forced us to reimagine the future of education. Changes such as digitalization, the increasing number of corporate universities, and the need for cost-effective educational programs and services require universities to keep evolving while ensuring that they maintain their essence as a critical social asset. This book offers a new approach to managing and leading the university, particularly by embracing the role and responsibility of delivering quality educational programs and services, by being innovative and flexible enough to make urgent decisions and act upon them in a timely and appropriate manner. With its contributions to management and the social sciences, this interdisciplinary book will serve as a valuable resource to researchers, administrators, and studentsalike.
Offers a broad perspective of the challenges and decision-making process for successful university governance Proposes structural and organizational changes in the university management system Presents a framework for comparative analysis between Latin American countries and the global context
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